Win: Dennis Neel (14-7) Loss: Neal Welchonce (8-15)
Save: John Hoblitzel (37)
Inning: 1 Houston Dennis Neel pitching. Pete Moser pops out to the third baseman. Tex Torrez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou Goryl flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Neal Welchonce pitching. Ken Siegle singles to center field. Scott Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Bud Fluhrer grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Siegle advances to second on the play. Jim Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Houston Terry Wrona flies out to the left fielder. Chad Latham singles to left field. Hugh Sargent flies out to the left fielder. Tony Allison lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Harvey Hegan walks. Al Romano singles to center field. Woody Slayback pops out to the second baseman. Wes Redman strikes out. Dennis Neel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Houston Kozo Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Welchonce singles to center field. Pete Moser grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Ken Siegle singles to center field. Scott Merritt singles to left field. Ken Siegle advances to third on the hit. Bud Fluhrer flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ken Siegle scores. Scott Merritt steals second. Passed ball. Scott Merritt advances to third. Jim Barnes flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Scott Merritt scores. Harvey Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Houston Tex Torrez singles to left field. Lou Goryl grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Terry Wrona flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Al Romano walks. Woody Slayback flies out to the right fielder. Wes Redman flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Neel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Al Romano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Houston Chad Latham strikes out. Hugh Sargent singles to right field. Tony Allison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Ken Siegle strikes out. Scott Merritt singles to center field. Bud Fluhrer flies out to the right fielder. Jim Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Houston Kozo Takahashi is hit by a pitch. Kazuto Uchi is pinch hitting for Neal Welchonce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kazuto Uchi grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Pete Moser singles to center field. Tex Torrez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Grant Porter pitching. Harvey Hegan lines out to the shortstop. Al Romano flies out to the left fielder. Woody Slayback grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Houston Lou Goryl singles to center field. Terry Wrona lines out to the shortstop. Chad Latham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lou Goryl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hugh Sargent grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Chad Latham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Wes Redman walks. Dennis Neel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dennis Neel strikes out. Ken Siegle pops out to the first baseman. Wes Redman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Houston Tony Allison strikes out. Kozo Takahashi strikes out. Clay Cruz is pinch hitting for Grant Porter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Clay Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Tsutomu Fujii pitching. Scott Merritt grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Fluhrer strikes out. Jim Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Houston John Hoblitzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Oscar Hassler is pinch hitting for Pete Moser. Oscar Hassler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tex Torrez singles past the shortstop. Lou Goryl flies out to the right fielder. Terry Wrona strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Houston total runners left on base: 4 New York total runners left on base: 5
Houston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Gordon did not respond to coaching in range Herb Flaskamper improves in arm Silvio Packard improves in arm Clint Atherton did not respond to coaching in arm
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jophery Barrios did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Scarritt improves in contact_vs_righty Fred Looper did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty